VituVingiSana wrote:pkmm wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:[quote=pkmm][quote=VituVingiSana]On 24 Feb 2010...
The comments are from FEB 2010... when the rally had just started...
Since then I have bought into Kakuzi, Williamson, Kapchorua...
YOU got it! the issue here is LAND VALUE, more so, those plantations within nrb/large metros, the land is more valuable than the crop ... Where is hon Orengo when we need him ... land speculation getting out of control.
This is he best n cheapest way to own land IMO
BTW VVS, did you know Kapchorua is wholly owned by Williamson ...
Question? what change if any with these plantations in regards to Counties?
1) Let those who want to speculate do so... As long as it is not illegal! What's your problem here? This is not illegally grabbed land.
2) Kapchorua is not 100% owned by Williamson. Where do you get your info?
3) None of the plantations (listed firms) are within Nairobi. The closest would be Eagaads but that is in Kiambu/Ruiru.
4) I did not buy into these for land. That is a side benefit. I bought into them for the Tea.
1) Speculation will cause the same/worse problems than the West is having as a result of housing/etc speculation, except ours will be worse.
2) How much do you know about Williamson/Kapchorua? i)I worked there ii) check Williamson website, it was also there.
3) Land is NOT only being speculated in Nairobi/Metro, check across Kenya and nearby. In March and again in Sept I travelled to Arusha,South Nyanza, Nyanza, Mombasa/North & South, Eldoret, Nakuru, Naivasha, Nyeri, Garissa, Juba, Machakos(malili,Lukenya), Thika ... in all these areas there is a great deal of land speculation.
4) Near major cities /metro, crop is surely secondary.